Dried Wax

The flame's aglow; the wick will burn
Light warms the room so one will turn 
Toward the blaze that shines so bright
It calms the soul this torrid night

You gaze upon the dancing flame
But what you don't know is quite a shame
For what lights the flame that heats the air
Lies underneath that flickering flare

The fire shall burn, there is no doubt
But what is left when that flame is out?
No longer, then, shall the light persist
And the ignored dried wax shall still exist

Edited with help from Michael Jones
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Ajmal Avatar
October 6, 2017 at 11:23 AM
A very beautiful written poem, I really like the way you ve written it, the rhyme was great and it was an enjoyable read, welcome to poeteysoup
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October 6, 2017 at 12:58 AM
Great rhyme. Especially all the alliteration in the second stanza is wonderful. Welcome to PoetrySoup :)
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